A federal judge on Monday denied President Trump's and his lawyer Michael Cohen's requests to block the Justice Department from reviewing documents they seized during an FBI raid on Cohen's property last week.
Cohen's lawyers sought a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against the US government to prevent investigators from viewing the documents.
Judge Kimba Wood denied the temporary restraining order but seemed to lean toward a compromise between the sides.
To that end, Wood ruled that prosecutors must turn over seized documents to Cohen's lawyers so that they can...Read more ...

President Donald Trump and his allies have hit a new level of anxiety after the raid on his personal attorney's office, fearful of deeper exposure for Trump, his inner circle and his adult children - and more than concerned that they don't know exactly what is in those records and electronic devices seized last week.
There is also some worry that Michael Cohen, the self-described legal fixer who helped make bad stories go away and took a leading role in Trump Organization projects in foreign outposts, may strike a deal with prosecutors out of concern about his own prospects.
“I think it's...Read more ...

NEW YORK - The Latest on efforts by President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer to stop criminal prosecutors from reviewing materials seized in raids before they have a chance to review them for potential breach of attorney-client privilege. : 5:20 p.m. A judge considering how to handle records seized in an FBI raid on President Donald Trump's personal attorney wrapped up a hearing into the matter Monday without making a final decision.Read more ...